Blogs Posts on "Vaccines"

Another H1N1 vaccine receives FDA approval by Medicine and Technology by Joseph Kim, MD, MPH on Nov 17, 2009The FDA approved the fifth vaccine for protection against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. The vaccine is manufactured by ID Biomedical Corp. of Quebec, Canada, owned by GlaxoSmithKline PLC.So, here's a list of the current injectable H1N1 vaccines: Inf...

Pet Food by arnie on Nov 17, 2009After preparing the stable, the owner must also consider the health and pet food (animal food). For certain animal species, should be vaccinated or given regular immunization.Like dogs, cats, hamsters, and monkeys, must be given rabies vaccine on a r...

AMAfluhelp.org for professionals and consumers by Medicine and Technology by Joseph Kim, MD, MPH on Nov 13, 2009Remember that AMAfluhelp.org is available as an online resource for both health care professionals and consumers (patients). AMAfluhelp.org features some great web-based tools and resources.Are you a patient? Some of the many features and benefits fo...

GSK donating 50 million H1N1 vaccine doses to the WHO by Medicine and Technology by Joseph Kim, MD, MPH on Nov 13, 2009GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) is donating 50 million doses of H1N1 vaccine to the WHO (World Health Organization). These vaccines will be sent to developing countries that lack significant medical resources.Here in the United States, we readily have access t...

Guillain-Barre Syndrome after the H1N1 vaccine by Medicine and Technology by Joseph Kim, MD, MPH on Nov 12, 2009According to MSNBC, Jordan McFarland, 14, was hospitalized for five days after coming down with Guillain-Barre syndrome hours after receiving a vaccination for H1N1. Coincidence? Or is there a link? We saw an increase in Guillain-Barre syndrome or GB...

H1N1 vaccine now approved for infants and children by Medicine and Technology by Joseph Kim, MD, MPH on Nov 12, 2009According to the FDA, the CSL Limited’s 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine may now be used in infants and children over 6 months in age. Talk with your health care provider to see if your children should receive the H1N1 vaccine.“Because children are am...

Dr. Joseph Kim on biomedical innovation and entrepreneurship by Medicine and Technology by Joseph Kim, MD, MPH on Nov 12, 2009I can't take any credit here. Sometimes I like to blog about my namesake since I have such a common name. Joseph Kim is a very common name.Well, Dr. J. Joseph Kim, the CEO of Inovio, spoke at Thunderbird about his remarkable entrepreneurial story. I...

FDA Commissioner's letter to health care professionals about H1N1 vaccine by Medicine and Technology by Joseph Kim, MD, MPH on Nov 10, 2009The FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. recently wrote a letter to health care professionals about the H1N1 vaccine. It's actually a very descriptive letter of how the H1N1 vaccine was developed. She concludes by focusing on vaccine safety and...

Growing excitement about NicVAX by Medicine and Technology by Joseph Kim, MD, MPH on Nov 9, 2009NicVAX® (Nicotine Conjugate Vaccine) is an investigational vaccine designed as an aid to smoking cessation, as well as an aid to prevent relapses of a treated smoker. If you go and look on ClinicalTrials.gov, you'll see about 6 studies (some are com...

March of Dimes and Jennifer Lopez Encourage Adult Vaccination for Pertussis by Rogue Medic on Nov 9, 2009The second video starts out with no sound for 22 seconds, just a title card - Clinical Examples of Pertussis. However, once it gets started, it gives several examples of whooping cough, for those who may not be familiar with whooping cough. Expect to...